[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR404.146] [Page 69] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PART 404_FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950 ) --Table of Contents Subpart B_Insured Status and Quarters of Coverage Sec. 404.146 When a calendar quarter cannot be a quarter of coverage. This section applies when we credit you with quarters of coverage (QCs) under Sec. 404.141 for calendar years before 1978 and under Sec. 404.143 for calendar years after 1977. We cannot credit you with a QC for-- (a) A calendar quarter that has not begun; (b) A calendar quarter that begins after the quarter of your death; (c) A calendar quarter that has already been counted as a QC; or (d) A calendar quarter that is included in a period of disability established for you, unless-- (1) The quarter is the first or the last quarter of this period; or (2) The period of disability is not taken into consideration (see Sec. 404.320(a)). Appendix to Subpart B of Part 404--Quarter of Coverage Amounts for Calendar Years After 1978 This appendix shows the amount determined by the Commissioner that is needed for a quarter of coverage for each year after 1978 as explained in Sec. 404.143. We publish the amount as a Notice in the Federal Register on or before November 1 of the preceding year. The amounts determined by the Commissioner are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Calendar year needed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1979.......................................................... $260 1980.......................................................... 290 1981.......................................................... 310 1982.......................................................... 340 1983.......................................................... 370 1984.......................................................... 390 1985.......................................................... 410 1986.......................................................... 440 1987.......................................................... 460 1988.......................................................... 470 1989.......................................................... 500 1990.......................................................... 520 1991.......................................................... 540 1992.......................................................... 570 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [45 FR 25384, Apr. 15, 1980, as amended at 52 FR 8247, Mar. 17, 1987; 57 FR 44096, Sept 24, 1992; 62 FR 38450, July 18, 1997]